Rick McWilliams Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 My wife bought me a new lightspeed zulu headset. It is much quieter and lighter than my old David Clark 1040. It has a lumpy shaped bulge that contains the two AA batteries and the volume controls. I can plug this into the headset plug and let the bulge dangle. It is kind of distracting when it moves around. I tried clipping the cord to the headset hooks. The cord was then in the way. I added a loop to the bulge with a couple of tywraps. It hangs out of the way but volume and power is awkward to reach. Next I will try adding some velcro to the bulkhead and battery box to keep it under control. What do you guys do to keep the headset battery box under control? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I have the zulu as well, what kind of aircraft do you fly? I have a few small loops tie wrapped because it has an excessively long cord, so that plugged in, the box just hangs. it works for me. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikon858 Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 in a 22 I let it dangle, in a 44 I shove it on the headset hangar with some of the excess wire shoved in there too, holds it firm and fairly easy to access... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparker Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 There are two clips on the cord. I clip the one below the battery box to the headset hook, it flips the battery box upside down and I just got used to the bundle of cords brushing my shoulder every so often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick McWilliams Posted October 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I am mostly flying Susies red R22. I rode along on a night flight in the back seat of an R44, she had the battery box clipped to the headset holder. The blinking green light of Susies headset was irritating. Shortening the cord might make it neater. I really like the Lightspeed zulu headset. I have not tried in in my Zlin. It might stay in place for gentle acrobatics. Thanks for the ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomer Pylot Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 I don't have an answer to the question, because if it has a battery box, I won't use it. I've tried ANR headsets, and abandoned them rather quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADRidge Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 I really like the Lightspeed zulu headset. I have not tried in in my Zlin. It might stay in place for gentle acrobatics. I did about 70 hours with a pair of lightspeeds in an R-22. I always just tucked as much cord behind my shoulder as possible. Think of it like a pilot mullet, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helorob Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 I use the Zulu in an R44. Put the clip above the battery box on the headset bracket from the front, the cord will pass over the bracket to the back and hang the box immediately below the headset bracket. Then I pull the excess cord to the front of me and tuck under the shoulder harness on my chest. I don't generally play with the headset controls in flight (set before takeoff), but I know right where to find them. If I have to reach very far forward in flight it can pull out of the shoulded strap and require me to tuck it back. The problem is in the winter, when wearing a coat that has more of a collar on it. The cord will pull at the bottom of the headset when I move my head around. This is true for any headset, not just the Zulu. The shoulder harness tuck method helps eliminate that problem. I am going to try the behind the shoulder method mentioned by ADRidge. Might be better. Just another idea.... Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choppedair Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I don't have an answer to the question, because if it has a battery box, I won't use it. I've tried ANR headsets, and abandoned them rather quickly. I always though I would never use them because of batteries, but I have been really happy with the Zulu. When you turn it on the light either flashes red or green. Usually the first day it turns red, I'll use it for the full day and it will still be working like normal 4-5 flight hours later. I have never had a problem with them dying in flight, and the batteries tend to last 20-30 hours, even with music . The reduced noise compared to DC passive headsets and the increased compared compared to using earplugs is so worth it after a long day of flying. Anyway, in the R44 I use the supplied clip on the hook for the headset. The battery back hangs up there out of the way in a big loop and causes no problems, and it isn't placing as much weight on the connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohi Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 When I fly in the R-22 I use two clips at once. I clip one to the box where the headset plugs in, as in between the ceiling carpet and the metal of the box. Then I use another one on the bottom of where the back wall meets the metal, tucking the clip to grab the metal between the back wall material and the metal. Somewhere just above the shoulder. I am pretty sure that paragraph makes no sense whatsoever, but that's pretty much it. It goes: plug box, clip, battery box, clip, then coiled cord. What this does is to basically pull the portion of the cord with the battery box taunt along the back wall with the battery box and volume controls right over my shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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